Achieving a Youthful Glow

Hey, my Loves!!

Today, I want to share with you how we can achieve a yearlong youthful and glowy look.. Since it’s the 3^rd week of January, we’re settled for what’s ahead of us in the next few months. How about considering revamping our makeup look too?

Starting with sun protection, it’s not just an essential but necessity! Sun exposure can age our skin rapidly hence pick one that provides the coverage needed, depending on your daily activity under the sun.

A primer with a pink pearlescent base works well to brighten areas on the face, think of it as a subtle highlighted glow. Like you’re glowing from within, who wouldn’t want that?

A medium to high coverage bb cream is ideal for everyday use, my current favourite bb cream for the past 1.1/2-2 years has been the Missha BB Cream SPF42 PA+++, amazing buildable coverage, lightweight on the skin, heals blemishes while evening out the overall skin tone. Absolute Love!!

To lightly correct and conceal the visible pesky “that time of the month” blemishes, under eye circles and hormonal discoloration and redness around the nose and mouth, a lightweight high coverage liquid concealer comes to my rescue. Building thin layers and blending it well with a damp beauty sponge of your choice, gives a natural finish.

Building thin layers prevents heavy creasing on areas such as the fine lines, wrinkles around the eye contours and laugh lines around the mouth area. Liquid concealers lend a skin like finish on the skin as opposed to the cream concealers due to their heavier density in formulation and can tend to look waxy after a few hours of wear and possibly exaggerate skin concerns.

 

To lightly set the under eyes and matte down the T-zone areas, opt for a translucent powder to prevent cakey product overload. In the warmer months to come, go with a light hand to set the overall face base and lock it with a makeup setting spray. If you’re of an oily skin type, blot the excess oil off with a blotting sheet and hydrate the skin with a facial mist, whenever necessary.

For busy women, there isn’t much time in the mornings. For a neutral everyday look, go for a light wash of bronzy shimmery shade for an overall eyelid colour. Try a light brown liner for the usual black as it looks less harsh and allows ample practice for winging out eyeliners.

 

If there isn’t time for either of these two products, load up on waterproof mascara onto the top and bottom lashes. This gives the eyes an instant eye lift!

 

For well-hydrated and plump lips, go for a pink based nudes or mauves instead. A slight shimmer finish is even better; let the liquid lipsticks have their break. I definitely would not want crusty lips for the hotter days.

To maintain this look throughout the day, keep oil blotting sheets nearby to blot the shine off the T-zone and touch on powder only when it's necessary. Powder can tend to take the glow away, use it sparingly if you must!

Or how about a high shine intense gloss, that plumps up the lips in seconds with a 3 dimensional intense shine, go for it! Pick a shade that flatters your undertone while brightening up the complexion!!

Let’s not forget about our hands that do so many things for us. Show some love, slap on some hand-cream, keep them well hydrated and they’ll thank you for it. Gorgeous nail art looks fabulous on supple youthful hands.

I hope you enjoyed this week’s blog post, head on over to my YouTube channel as I show you how I incorporate some of the tips shared here in to a makeup tutorial!! 

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Lots of Love

Shanthi A Vimalan